Job 1:1-22 There was man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared GOD, and eschewed (shunned) evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed GOD in their hearts, Thus did Job continually. Now there was a day when the sons of GOD came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou ? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered MY servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth GOD, and escheweth (shuns) evil ? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear GOD for nought ? Hast not THOU made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side ? THOU hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse THEE to THY face. And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house; and there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: and the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of GOD is fallen from Heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: and, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshiped and said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job sinned not, nor charge GOD foolishly."
After the Pentateuch and the historical sections of the Old Testament, the next five books comprise the poetical division. These books were written in Hebrew metre -- poetic rhythm. They are predominantly of a religious character and of great importance for the special instructions they convey. Job is the first of these books. G. Campbell Morgan said, "In magnificence of argument and beauty of style this book is one of the grandest in the Divine Library." The book solves an important metaphysical problem. Satan asked, "Doth Job fear GOD for nought ?" (v.9). This account of the patriarch is GOD's answer: Uprightness can, indeed, survive the destruction of all temporal good. Loss of property, family, and physical health could not bring Job to curse the GOD WHOM he feared nor to commit the evil that he hated.
The book derives its name from the man whose history it records; it chronicles the piety, riches, afflictions, and restoration of this extraordinary person, emphasizing his trials, and sufferings. A desperate struggle occurred between Job and his adversary (Satan), and the LORD allowed it to take place in the open so that we might learn the secret of resistance (James 4:7 pictured above; 1st.Peter 5:8-9). This book has a number of objectives: [1.] To reveal that the righteous as well as the wicked suffer; [2.] To show that nothing "just happens" in a believer's life; [3.] To demonstrate that man's ways are not GOD's ways; [4.] To reveal Job to himself (Job 40:4 pictured above); [5.] And to teach repentance. We cannot overlook the fact that, although Job was one of the greatest individuals who ever lived, his goodness could not save him; he still had to come to the LORD by faith alone and fully trust in HIM. JED
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
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